The Jordan School District is hiring a new superintendent, and some school board members, along with some Utah lawmakers, want anyonewho is qualified, despite their education experience, to apply. As KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, that sparked an interesting debate in the legislature yesterday: who should be deciding who is really best suited to watch over Utah’s schools?
Utah lawmakers on the Public Education Appropriations Committee have sent a message to the State Board of Education: tell us where your budget can be cut by seven percent, or else we’ll decide. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports.
As the Utah Legislature prepares to debate immigration, Governor Gary Herbert is warning that any immigration bills that are passed had better be paid for, and not impose any additional costs on local cities and towns.
Who should be steering Utah’s public education system? One proposed amendment to the state constitution would have the legislature take the reigns, while another would give that power to the governor. KCPW’S Whittney Evans reports.
Democratic Utah lawmakers say education is their top concern during this year’s session, and that means more funding. But as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, Republican leaders are set on making sure the amount of money coming in isn’t less than the amount that’s being spent, and that means cutting $313 million.
A bill aimed at making sure parents are notified when their children are struggling with reading passed a Senate Committee Monday afternoon at the state legislature, and is now on its way to the Senate floor.
The State Board of Education has apparently earned the wrath of some Republican state lawmakers by adopting the Common Core Standards. It’s an initiative developed by several states to ensure students are learning language arts and math at the level they should be.
A state lawmaker is calling for greater accountability in public schools. Republican Senator Wayne Niederhauser is proposing a bill that would give schools a letter grade based on student test results, but state education leaders see red flags. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports.
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